Transportation load and method of preparing the same



Nov. '9; I948. D. F.'HEDGES 2,453,626

TRANSPORTATION LOAD AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Filed Oct. 2, 1944 Y a v 2 Sheets-Shet 1 INVENTOR N DO/v A HEDGES) a v I /7/.'s' 4#or/2 y Nov. 9, 1948. HEDGEs I TRANSPORTATION LOAD AND METHOD OF PREPARING. THE SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 2, 1944 GES,

INVENTOR flo/v .HED by Patented Nov. 9, 1948 BREBARING THE SAME Don. Hedges, Crown Point, ma, assignor to; i Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation; acorporation of New Jersey "Application October 2, 1944, seri rNc. 556,839

This invention relates and method of preparing the same and is especially adapted for heavy strips, deformed bars, and like material which are longer than a railway car. In shipping this long material it is necessary to resort to what is known as double or triple car loading in which an empty car is inserted in the train, the long material from a loaded car projecting over the empty car. In preparing such loads it is necessary to so load the car that the load will be solidly held together, will not shift in transit, and will be in units of a size that can be handled by both the shipper and the receiver. It should be easy to put the blocking and strapping in place and to remove it without damaging the car or material. Formerly the load was fastened to the floor by long bolts which passed through holes in the floor and to which nuts were screwed beneath the car. To insure that these bottom nuts did not come off it was necessary to burr the threads on the lower ends ofthe bolts and this made it diflicult to unload the car.

It is an=object of this invention to prepare the load so that the car will not be damaged.

Figure 3 is a side elevation taken on the line.

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aoiai is. (01. 105-367) toa transportation load h overhung load and the floor is of the empty car. Bundles A, B and C are then placed on the cross timbers with their ends extending from the car 2 over the car 4 with sufficient space between the bundles for insertion of vertical separators l8 and the bundles moved close together with the separators l8 therebetween. Horizonal separa- Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of Figure 2. a

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference numeral 2 indicates gondola cars on each side of a flat car 4. The long objects 6 are arranged on the gondola cars 2 with their ends extending over the fiat car 4. In preparing the long objects for transit they are assembled and strapped together to form units 6 which are of convenient size for handling with the equipment available to both shipper and customer. Cross timbers 8, l0 and I2 are then nailed to the car floor Hi, the cross timber 8 being of less thickness than the cross timber l2 and center cross timber It] being of less thickness than the average of the end cross pieces 8 and [2. This allows for some deflection of the bundles at timber in so as tors 20 are then laid on the first layer of bundles and a second layer of bundles are placed on the horizontal separators 20 against the vertical separators I8. Additional horizonal separators and layers of objects are added until the car is loaded, the number of layers depending upon the size of the bundles. The vertical separators [8 on the end overhanging the car 2 do not rest on the floor of the car and therefore cleats 22 resting on top of the load are spiked thereto. When the loading is completed, straps 24 are placed around the load on both sides of and close to each set of separators and are stretched taut and clamped in place. Cleats 26 are then positioned and solidly spiked against the bottom bundles to prevent movement of the load sideways. Positioning the straps 24 close to the separators insures solid lashing of the bundles since the bumping and jolting of the car causes very little spring at this point.

While one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent that other adaptations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The method of preparing a transportation load of a plurality of bundles of slightly flexible heavy strips or the like which are longer than a railway car for transit therein which comprises fastening end cross timbers to the floor of the car, the timber at one end being thicker than at the other end, fastening a center cross timber of less thickness than the average thickness of the end cross timbers to the floor of the car, placing a plurality of bundles on the cross timbers with their ends extending unsupported from the car at the end having the thickest cross timber, placing vertical separators between the bundles, moving the bundles closel together with the separators therebetween, laying horizontal separators on the first layer of bundles adjacent the vertical separators, placing a second layer of bundles on the horizontal separators against the vertical separators, continuing adding horizontal separators. and

against the bottom layer of bundles transverse movement of the load.

2. A transportation load of a plurality of bundles of slightly flexible heavy strips or the like which extend longitudinally of a railway car with one end extending unsupported therefrom, comprising three cross timbers of varying thickness fastened to the 11001 of the car, the center cross timber being of less thickness than the average of the end cross timbers, a plurality of layers of the bundles resting on said cross timbers with their ends extending from the car at the end having the thickest cross piece, said bundle sagging in the middle so as to raise the overhanging end thereof, vertical separators between the bundles in each layer, horizontal separators between each layer adjacent the vertical separators, and straps around the load close to each set of separators.

prevent REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name I Date 1,646,982 Q Schlafly Oct. 25, 1927 1,745,057 Romine Jan. 28, 1930 1,793,059 Chambers Feb. 17, 1931 1,799,628 Knowles Apr. 7, 1931 1,849,692 Romine Mar. 15, 1932 1,876,758 'Romine Sept. 13, 1932 2,248,119 Reed et a1 July 8, 1941 2,284,616 Hedges May 26, 1942 2,287,056 Owens June 23, 1942 OTHER REFERENCES Loading Rules, Revised 1930, published by American Railway Association, New York city.

, DON Q 20 (Copy in Division 34, Figures 54, 55, 67, 68.) 

